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While Hollywood
has given the planet a superficial view of Oc, rebellious teenagers and
overly dramatic housewives are a sliver of the items are available
here. Although popular tourist destinations do include the picturesque
beaches and affluent shopping centers, there's plenty more to do and
see.

From Seal Beach to San Clemente, you can find over
40 miles of coastline in Oc which include seven state beaches. The
coastal terrain ranges from your wide and sandy beaches of Huntington
towards the rocky coves of Laguna. The beach communities see millions of
vacationing tourist annually, all here to take in the sun and feel the
liberating atmosphere of Southern California.

Upper
Newport Bay is definitely an ecological reserve as well as the largest
estuary within the county. Newport Harbor lays claim they can to be the
largest recreational harbor about the West Coast with nearly 10,000
vessels. Dana Point Harbor is maritime delight with lots of
opportunities for fishing and whale watching.

Inland from
your coast, there is near to 100,000 acres found in the parks, reserves
and open-spaces. They provide numerous and varied activities including
birding, hiking, camping, mountain biking and wilderness exploration.
The pristine wilderness parks perfectly located at the southern area
have wide-ranging plant communities which include coastal sage scrub,
riparian habitats, oak & sycamore woodlands and native grasslands.
The immense collection of space found in the South Coast Wilderness Park
and Caspers Wilderness Park are generally unaltered by development. So
wild and desolate are a couple of these regions, that mountain lions
still inhabit these areas.

Shopping opportunities are
seemingly endless with dozens of inside and outside malls and retail
centers. South Coast Plaza is an affluent retail center that's reported
to be one of many largest in California, with nearly three million sq .
ft . of retail space and also over $1 billion dollars in annual sales.
Aside from the malls, the shopping districts inside the coastal
communities of Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and San
Clemente are distinctive and popular places to search and dine.

Orange
County hosts two of the most favored theme parks in California, the
thrilling Knott's Berry Farm and the classic Disneyland. For a more
subdued adventure, among the largest historical districts in the state
are available in Old Towne Orange with more than 1,200 historical
residences and commercial buildings. Through the entire county are many
arboretums and gardens offering a soothing respite to the more
exhilarating happenings.

Founded
in 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano may be the oldest cultural
landmark in the county. For further modern cultural venues, visits ought
to be made to the Bowers Museum, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, or
perhaps the Laguna Art Museum. In addition, the skill festivals of
Laguna Beach are a few of OC's most favored summertime events.